Brandon Saad admitted that slipping to the second round of the 2011 draft motivated him to be a better player. "I'd be lying if I said it didn't do that (put a chip on his shoulder)," he said. "But, when you're slipping a little bit like I did, you realize you have work to do. It was disappointing, but I was still happy to be drafted. And then I went to work." He skated in two regular season games and two playoff contests with the Blackhawks in 2011-12, while putting up excellent numbers in junior hockey as well. He should be a player to watch at training camp and he has definite value in keeper leagues.